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100,000 poll officers on ground on election day

With the Delhi assembly elections set for Wednesday, the Election Commission (EC) of India has deployed nearly 100,000 polling personnel -- comprising 8,715 volunteers -- across 13,766 voting stations at 2,696 locations in the Capital.

Atishi Gets High Court Notice on Defamation Plea by BJP Leader

The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought chief minister Atishi's response in a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor, challenging a city court's order quashing the summons issued to her in connection with a defamation case.

'New tax law to simplify rules, cut litigation'

Finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey-the top bureaucrat in the finance ministry-was tasked by finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman with working out the nuts and bolts of the Union Budget's most popular revamping personal incometax, apart from finalising the draft of the new income-tax bill which is expected in the current session of the Parliament.

AI Mission should focus on core tech

The Centre's India AI Mission, which seeks to bring India up to speed with the US, China and the rest of the world in artificial intelligence (AI), could be pivotal for India to avoid repeating the mistakes it made with semiconductor and mobile phone manufacturing, industry veterans told Mint.

TRUMP PLANS TO CUT U.S. FUNDING TO SOUTH AFRICA OVER 'LAND LAW'

US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation into the country's policies, claiming that a \"massive\" human rights violation against white people is happening over a new land expropriation law.

Trump, Mexican Prez hold talks; tariff on pause for now

US President Donald Trump has pulled back from imposing additional tariffs on Mexico for a month after a conversation with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum in which she agreed to deploy 10,000 additional Mexican troops to the border with the U.S.

OpenAI launches 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called \"deep research\" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the artificial intelligence field.

LOP's 'falsehood' damaging nation abroad, says EAM

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday accused Lok Sabha's Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi of deliberate \"falsehood\" and damaging \"the nation abroad\" after the latter said in the Lower House that the minister went to the US in December last year to secure an invitation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

BJP moves notice against Sonia on Murmu remark

Lawmakers from the BJP on Monday submitted a notice of breach of parliamentary privilege, ethics, and propriety against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi for the \"use of derogatory and slanderous words against the President of India\" to \"undermine the dignity' of the nation's highest office\".

SC rejects plea seeking removal of TN governor

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the immediate removal of Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi, holding that no such directive could be issued to the secretary of the President of India.

I believe India is a sleeping giant in golf: Norman

Australian golf legend Greg Norman believes India is a \"sleeping giant\" in the game whose potential can be unlocked with more international tournaments coming to its shores.

Taekwondo director replaced amid fixing allegations at Games

The officiating of the taekwondo competition at the National Games has been overhauled by the Indian Olympic Association after receiving serious complaints of \"manipulation\" and \"match fixing\".

Panama Canal: Top US diplomat warns against Chinese 'influence'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country's leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.

Campaign done, over to Delhi in high-stakes poll

The high-octane campaign for the Delhi assembly elections wound up on Monday, drawing the curtains on weeks-long acerbic tussles between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress, whose leaders made a final pitch to the city's 15.5 million voters two days before the Capital's electoral fate is locked.

Abhishek, spinners display India's free-spirited method

Gambhir and Surya want team to push the envelope and the England series was a step in that direction

Trade war: US President speaks to Trudeau on Canada tariffs

Just a day before President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada and China go into effect, the world is bracing for the possible impacts.

Neither UPA nor NDA could tackle job crisis: Gandhi in LS

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Oppn spreading false narrative, alleges BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiran Choudhry on Monday accused the Opposition parties of trying to build a false narrative against the Narendra Modi-led Central government, as the Rajya Sabha started a discussion on \"Motion of Thanks On The President's Address\".

Jo Johnson Met Michel in Tihar on Jan 31

Jo Johnson, member of the House of Lords and brother of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, met one of the accused in the AgustaWestland case, Christian Michel, in Delhi's Tihar Jail last week to discuss \"personal and family matters,\" people familiar with the development said on Monday.

Egypt foreign minister to visit India for first strategic dialogue

Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty will visit India this week for the first bilateral strategic dialogue, during which the two sides are expected to review their relations and discuss the situation in West Asia, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Indian-origin banker, musician Chandrika Tandon wins best New Age album Grammy

Sunday night was celebration day for Indian-born American musician Chandrika Tandon.

Top court denies Ram Rahim relief in sacrilege cases

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's plea to halt his trial and restrain the Punjab Police from continuing its probe into the 2015 sacrilege cases, while making it clear that the matter would be heard in detail at a later stage.

Want Forensic Report On Tapes That 'Link' Biren With Clashes: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) to submit a report on leaked audio tapes allegedly featuring Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in which he is purportedly heard saying that the ethnic violence in the state was instigated at his insistence.

1984 Riots: SC Seeks Police Report on Appeals Challenging Acquittal

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a fresh report from the Delhi Police on the status of appeals challenging acquittals in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as it questioned why the refusal by the Delhi high court to reopen cases was not challenged in the top court.

At 15, Jonathan beats strong Games field to snatch 10m pistol gold

Jonathan Gavin Anthony was busy watching his favourite cartoon show—Oggy and the cockroaches—after qualifying for the final of the 10m air pistol final on Sunday. On Monday morning, the 15-year-old from Karnataka turned up in the final, causing the biggest upset of National Games shooting competition.

Rare transmission system failure led to ALH crash, shows inquiry

Investigators have found that a rare failure of a critical part in the transmission system caused the crash of a coast guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) at Porbandar in Gujarat on January 5, and a high-powered panel has been constituted to determine the reason for the breakdown of the component before steps can be initiated to fix the problem and declare the fleet airworthy again, two officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Illegal B'deshis Disturb Delhi's Demography, Says BJP Leader

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday said that the Bangladeshi population in Delhi has altered the city's demography and impacted employment opportunities for Indian workers.

Two lanes of Dwarka Expressway shut for repairs to expansion joint

Two lanes of the Dwarka Expressway on the Gurugram-to-Delhi side have been closed near the Bajghera exit after an expansion joint was found damaged, officials said on Monday.

Decide if Ram Temple trust is a public authority: HC to CIC

The Delhi high court has directed the central information commission (CIC) to decide whether Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust, set up for the construction and management of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, is a \"public authority\" and thus accountable to provide information to citizens under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Toddler puts nail in power socket, dies

POLICE SAID THE GIRL WAS LEFT UNATTENDED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT HER MOTHER WAS DOING CHORES AND FATHER WAS AT WORK